Mass media: In Bangladesh, a fire destroyed Russian equipment for the Ruppur NPP

A fire broke out in the cargo terminal of the international airport of the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This is reported by local media.

Representative of Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) Kauser Mahmoud said that the fire broke out in the cargo terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, where imported goods are mainly stored. According to him, teams consisting of representatives of the Bangladesh Army, security forces and firefighters responded quickly and continue coordinated work to extinguish it. Airport management said that as part of security measures, all flights at the airport were suspended, and aircraft from hangars were moved to other areas to prevent possible damage.

At the same time, it became known that 18 tons of equipment that came from Russia for the Ruppur nuclear power plant. The goods did not have time to pass customs clearance and were in the storage area.